Adnan Khashoggi (‘Adnān Khāshuqjī; 25 July 1935 – 6 June 2017) was a Saudi businessman and arms dealer known for his lavish business deals and lifestyle. He was estimated to have had a peak net worth of around US4billionintheearly1980s.KhashoggiwasborninMecca,toMohammadKhashoggi,whowasKingAbdulAzizAlSaud′spersonaldoctor,andSamihaAhmed.Khashoggi′ssisterwasauthorSamiraKhashoggiwhomarriedbusinessmanMohamedAl−FayedandwasthemotherofDodiFayed.Anothersister,SoheirKhashoggi,isawell−knownArabnovelist(Mirage,Nadia′sSong,Mosaic).Hehadtwobrothers,EssamKhashoggiandAdilKhashoggi,andhenamedTriadCorporationinreferencetohimselfandhistwobrothers.Hewasapaternaluncleofmurderedjournalist,JamalKhashoggi.KhashoggiwaseducatedatVictoriaCollegeinAlexandria,Egypt,andtheAmericanuniversitiesCaliforniaStateUniversity,Chico,OhioStateUniversity,andStanfordUniversity.AdnanKhashoggilefthisstudiesinordertoseekhisfortuneinbusiness.In1961,Khashoggimarried20−year−oldEnglishwomanSandraDalywhoconvertedtoIslamandtookthenameSorayaKhashoggi.Theyraisedonedaughter(Nabila)andfoursonstogether(Mohamed,Khalid,Hussein,andOmar).Theydivorcedin1974.Khashoggi′ssecondwife,theItalianLauraBiancolini,(m.1978)alsoconvertedtoIslamandchangedhernametoLamiaKhashoggi.ShewasseventeenwhenshemetAdnan;togethertheyhadason,Ali.KhashoggiremainedmarriedtoLamiaKhashoggiathisdeath.Adnan′sthirdlegalwifewasShahpariAzamZanganeh(m.1991−2014).Inthe1980s,theKhashoggifamilyoccupiedoneofthelargestvillaestatesinMarbella,Spain,calledBaraka,hostinglavishparties.Guestsatthesepartiesincludedfilmstars,popcelebritiesandpoliticians.In1985,celebrityreporterRobinLeachreportedKhashoggithrewafive−daybirthdaypartyinViennaforhiseldestson,andinhisheyday,Khashoggispent250,000 a day to maintain his lifestyle.
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